War Diary and Letters of Stephen Minot Weld.

Sunday, July 10 — Jones took breakfast [with me], and then we started with Captain Sealy for Point of Rocks. We rode by General Smith’s headquarters, and reached the Appomattox. The country we passed through was very fertile indeed. We could see Petersburg and the batteries on both sides of the Appomattox. Crossed the Appomattox at Point of Rocks on a pontoon bridge, and went to the Tenth Corps headquarters, where we met Captain Hutchings. With him we went to Jones’s Landing on the James River, where we found Quartermaster Thompson. Had a pleasant time here, and then went out on a tug to the gunboat Mackinaw, which was anchored off Aiken’s Landing. We met Captain Beaumont here, and dined with him, and then rowed across to Aiken’s Point. This was the place where I was exchanged two years ago. After remaining here a little while, we went back to Thompson’s, and from there rode home. Day very warm. Roads very dusty. Regiment moved to the rear.